The Tree: A Black Woman's Struggle With Mental Illness

By Robin R. Yates

The book describes how the author went through a mental health diagnosis and medication to introducing alcohol to her treatment. The alcohol contributed to her downfall. She only knew that she took her treatment out of the hands of the medical staff and into her own.

• Language: English
• Publisher: BookBaby
• Release date: Nov 20, 2023
• ISBN: 9798350934328

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